Receptacle for liquids



June 26, 1928.

R. s. cooK RECEPTACLE FOR LIQUIDS Filed Sept. 4, i925 HWa/8 I I I I I pI l/ mv zn'ron Patented June 26, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RALPH S. COOK, OF LANCASTER, OHIO.

RECEPTACLE FOR LIQUIDS.

Application filed September 4, 1925. Serial No. 54,531.

My invention relates to liquid recepta cles and particularly to thosefrom which liquid may be removed in small quantities;

by a sponge or wiper. I The invention is particularly suitable for usein shoe factories Where a leather dressing or polish is applied to theshoes by means of a sponge. The polish contains acids Which aredeleterious to ordinary metal receptacles and covers, thus necessitatingfrequent renewals.

One object of my invention is to provide a receptacle for liquids, whichis formed of a minimum number of parts that are not longitudinalsectional view thereof. and Fig;

3 is a transverse sectional view, looking in the direction of the arrows33 of Fig. 2.

4t, preferably of glass or porcelain, and a 0ne-piece cover member 5,preferably of aluminum cast in asingle piece. The cover is provided withlaterally projecting flanges 5' overlying the peripheral edges of thedish 4 and forming seats against which the cover rests when supportedupon the receptacle. A wooden roller 6 is supported between downwardlyextending flanges or side walls 7 of the cover 5, upon a bronze shaft 8that is rotatably supported by the flanges 7. The dish 4 is recessed. atits undersurface indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, so as to provide a marginalflange upon which it may rest, thus reducing the tendencyof the dish torock or tilt upon uneven surfaces. The interior corners of the dish 4are curved or rounded so as to eliminate grooves in which sediment wouldcollect.

The flanges 7 are extended at their ends to form stop lugs 9 thatprevent displacement of the cover 5 in an endwise direction,

The receptacle consists of'a dish portion the flanges 7 serving toprevent lateral displacement thereof. The cover 5 is also provided withinclined walls or depressed portions 10 and 11 in registry with theedges of side walls 7. Intermediate the shelfor depression 10 and theroller 6, transversely disposed ribs 12 and 13, are formed, either bybeing cast in the form shown when casting the cover, or by cutting awayan extension of the cover 10.

In using the'device, a sponge to be saturated with' the polish or otherliquid is placed upon the shelf 11v and drawn across the roller 6,causing rotation thereof. Liquid from the dish is thus; carried into contact'with the sponge. Movement of the sponge is continued across theribs 13 and 12 to the shelf 10, at which point the sponge is lifted andapplied to the shoe or article being treated. If the operator has reasonto think that too much moisture has been absorbed by the sponge, he willapply pressure to the sponge when drawing it over the ribs 13 and 12, sothat surplus liquid will be squeezed therefrom and permitted to returnto thebody of the liquid in the dish 4.

As the cover 5 is integrally formed of a single casting, there arenowelded or riveted joints within which liquid may gather.

and. the parts all being of material not sub ject to corrosion,thereceptacle will last indefinitely as compared to thedevices heretoforeemployed, wherein the covers, at

least, have to be frequently renewed.

I claim as my invention:

A liquid dispensing device comprising in combination a receptacle for aliquid and a cover therefor, said cover comprising a one piece memberhaving lateral flanges overlying the peripheral edges of the receptacletoconstitute a seat, a pair of downwardly projecting sidewalls forjournalling a'moistenmg roll, and lugs for holding sa d cover againstmovement, and inclined surfaces ex tendingtransversely of and inregistry with the edges of said. side walls, all integrally formed 'toconstitute a unitary cover member.

. In testimony whereof I, the said RALPH S. 0001s, have hereunto set myhand.

RALPH s. 0001;.

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